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Monday, 9 November 2015

Nursery furniture

It's been a while since my last post. . . but I have good reason. No sanding or painting in the first three months of pregnancy! Now I'm 16 weeks, it's time I got on with some up-cycling projects, and having to furnish a nursery is the perfect excuse. My first project is the cot! This is the cot that I slept in, as well as my younger sister and brother. My mum and dad got it out the loft for me last weekend. Here it is now:

The cot is blue and a very faded shade of pink. It has a couple of large stickers and six little animals on springs:

So the search for child friendly paint begins! Off with the stickers, and I'm not sure what to do about the little animals. What do you think?

About Me

My name is Hayley and I live in Winchester with my Husband, daughter (10 months), step-daughter (11) and cat (8).Four years ago I moved into my husband's house, which was more like a man cave than a home. Thus began my up-cycling love affair, which has grown from basic envelope cushion covers to redesigning welsh dressers and fire places. Recently my creations have become completely baby orientated and I'm loving this new direction!